Ed Miliband Gives Money To A Beggar, Cue Serious Awkwardness

Ed Miliband stopped to give money to a beggar while out in Manchester today, but has provoked ridicule in a way that only the Labour leader can.

Miliband's act of generosity in front of the cameras was bitterly undermined by his seriously awkward manner, with critics on Twitter mockingly suggesting he looked concerned that the lady "may have Ebola".

@MrHarryCole@asabenn That's terrible; why can't he have the kindness and decency to look the lady in the face?